Group 1-winning sprinter Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}) will make his six-year-old bow in the G2 Duke Of York Clipper Logistics S. on May 11. The Roger Teal-trained gelding was second in the event a year ago, but improved to take the 2021 G1 King's Stand S. Oxted has been away from the racecourse due to injury since finishing third in the G1 July Cup. After getting a bone chip removed, he is back in training with a clean bill of health.
“He's back in full work and we're just stepping up his work now,” Teal said. “He did a nice piece last week. I'm very happy with him and have made an entry for the York race. That's probably where we're going to be headed, then from York to Ascot.
“I think he's worthy of trying to retain his crown in the King's Stand. I would have preferred to run him at Haydock [in the G2 Temple S.], but the timings don't really work out so he's likely to go to York first.”
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